Firestone Community Learning Center (Firestone CLC), previously known as Harvey S. Firestone High School, is a public high school located on the northwest side of

Akron, Ohio Akron () is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Summit County. It is located on the western edge of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau, about south of downtown Cleveland. As of the 2020 Census, the city ...

. It is one of seven high schools in the

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. The high school currently offers programs such as the Akron School for the Arts, International Baccalaureate Program, Project Lead The Way,

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classes, and Firestone Theatre. Opened in 1963, Firestone is named after the founder of the

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, Harvey Firestone. Firestone has been named as one of the top 1,000 public high schools in the United States for its AP and IB programs by Newsweek in 2003, 2005, 2006, and 2007. Firestone opened a new building for the 2016–17 school year.

State championships

* Boys

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- 1966,1969,1982,1983, 1986 State of Ohio chess champions

National championships

*Boys

- 1999 (public), 2000, 2002

Notable alumni

Joseph Arthur Joseph Arthur (born September 28, 1971) is an American singer-songwriter and artist from Akron, Ohio. He is best known for his solo material, and as a member of Fistful of Mercy and RNDM. Arthur has built his reputation over the years through c ...

, singer-songwriter-artist *

Dan Auerbach Daniel Quine Auerbach (; born May 14, 1979) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer, best known as the guitarist and vocalist of The Black Keys, a blues rock band from Akron, Ohio. As a member of the group, Auerbach has ...

, guitarist and vocalist for

The Black Keys The Black Keys are an American rock duo formed in Akron, Ohio, in 2001. The group consists of Dan Auerbach (guitar, vocals) and Patrick Carney (drums). The duo began as an independent act, recording music in basements and self-producing their ...

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, drummer for

Ralph Carney Ralph (pronounced ; or ,) is a male given name of English, Scottish and Irish origin, derived from the Old English ''Rædwulf'' and Radulf, cognate with the Old Norse ''Raðulfr'' (''rað'' "counsel" and ''ulfr'' "wolf"). The most common forms ...

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saxophonist and clarinet player, singer, composer; member of

Tin Huey Tin Huey is an American experimental rock and new wave band from Akron, Ohio, United States, that formed in 1972 and disbanded in 1982. History Original lineups Initially named Rags, the band started with Mark Price (then known as Wesley the Sta ...

, session multi-instrumentalist * Phil "Flip" Boggs, gold medalist in springboard diving at

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(born 1958), college basketball coach * Tim Easton, singer-songwriter and artist * Angie Everhart, model and actress * Mark Gangloff, 2004 and 2008 Olympic gold medalist in swimming * All five members of indie-pop band

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* Lisa Howard, actress/singer *

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, leader of band

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, inducted into

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Melina Kanakaredes Melina Eleni Kanakaredes Constantinides ( el, Μελίνα Ελένη Κανακαρίδη Κωνσταντινίδη; born April 23, 1967) is an American actress. She is widely known for her roles in U.S. primetime television dramas as Dr. Sydn ...

, actress * Mark Mitten, Academy Award nominated film producer, Emmy Award winner * Alan Myers, drummer for new wave band

Devo Devo (, originally ) is an American rock band from Akron, Ohio, formed in 1973. Their classic line-up consisted of two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs (Mark and Bob) and the Casales (Gerald and Bob), along with Alan Myers. The band had a ...

Judith Resnik Judith Arlene Resnik (April 5, 1949 – January 28, 1986) was an American electrical engineer, software engineer, biomedical engineer, pilot and NASA astronaut who died in the Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' disaster. She was the fourth woman, ...

, second American woman in space, and second Jewish astronaut; killed in the Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' disaster in 1986 *

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, head of U.S. swim team *

Rachel Sweet Rachel Sweet (born July 28, 1962)
accessed May 2, 2014. is an American singer, television writer and actres ...

, pop singer and actress, attended Firestone High in 1970s and mentioned school in lyrics of "Who Does Lisa Like?" on 1978 album ''Fool Around'' *

Craig Yoe Craig Yoe (born February 23, 1951) is an author, editor, art director, graphic designer, cartoonist and comics historian, best known for his Yoe! Studio creations and his line of Yoe! Books. Early life Craig Yoe was born in Des Moines, Iowa. He ...

, publisher and designer *

Emilia Sykes Emilia Strong Sykes (born January 4, 1986) is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for Ohio's 13th congressional district. She formerly represented the 34th district of the Ohio House of Representatives, which consists of portions ...

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* {{authority control High schools in Akron, Ohio Public high schools in Ohio International Baccalaureate schools in Ohio